Computer mediated communication, the invisible college and visiting scholars: An exploratory study

Journal of Computing in Higher Education

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-48

  Anderson, Cary M ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

computing; faculty; international; visiting scholars

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006949867     PISSN: 10421726     EISSN: 18671233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02948776     Document Type: Article

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